The will of Thomas Stonier of Cocknage, Staffordshire

Dated 18 May 1599

Transcript

In the name of god amen. The 18th day of may in the yeare of our lorde god 1599.
I Thomas Stonier of Cocknedge in the
p[a]rishe of Trenthamdoe beinge in good
and of p[er]fect Rememberance doe make this my last will and Testament in mannor and Forme Followinge:
First I bequeth my sole unto almighty god my maker and Redemer in Jesus
Christ and my bodie to be buried in the p[a]rish Church of Trentham,
Item I geive and bequeathe unto Margreate my daughter £5
Item I geive unto Margreat Sherpe
the daughter of Willi[a]m Sherpe 35s in the handes
of the sayde William her Father to be sett forthe to the
use of the sayde Margreat at the oversight of my executor
and yff he Refuse to sett it forthe att the Resonable
Request of my executor then my will is that my executor
shall take it and sett it forthe to the use of the sayde
Margreatt
Item I geive and bequeath unto Roger my
sonne 10s For and in the name of his childes p[ar]tt
Item
I geive unto the sayde Roger one handecarcheffe w[hi]ch was
his mothers
Item I assigne ov[e]r unto Jeffrey my sonne
the Interest and Rev[er]cion of the terme of yeares w[hi]ch I have
in my howse payinge theirefore unto William my sonne
£10
Item I doe owe unto Thomas Beeche 11s
Item I doe owe unto John Deegge 30s
Item I doe owe unto George Sander 8s 4d.
Item my debtes legasies
and Funerall expences beinge payde of the whole I geive
and bequeathe all the rest of my goodes unto Jeffreye my
sonne and to Margreatt my daughter equally to be devoyded
betwixt them.
Item I constetute ordayne and make Jeffrey
my sonne my trewe and Faythfull executor and John Stonier
of Blackewood my ov[er]seer to see this my last will will
p[er]formed and donne accordingly

Theise being witnes: James Bealy cle[rk] John Stonier and William Stonier w[i]th other

Inventory

A true Inventory taken the 24th daye of September A[nn]o Regnno. Elizabeth the 12th
of all the goodes Cattels moveable & unmoveable of Thomas Stonier of Cocknedge
late deceased & praysed the daye & yeare above written
by George Bartram gentl[e]man John Bradwall John Barnes & Thomas Wood